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Robert Thistlethwayte (baptized 16 December 1690 – c. January, 1744) was a Warden of Wadham College, Oxford and clergyman in the Church of England.〔http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63888〕 In 1737 Thistlethwaite fled to Boulogne after being accused of making homosexual advances towards a student, William French, whose tutor John Swinton was also accused of homosexual practices. Satirical poetry was written about these events. The following limerick possibly also refers to Thistlethwayte. ::There once was a Warden of Wadham ::Who approved of the folkways of Sodom, :::For a man might, he said, :::Have a very poor head ::But be a fine Fellow, at bottom. Allegations of homosexual behaviour, which was considered scandalous at that time, and the College's decision to take out fire insurance combined to prompt the following verse: ::Well did the am'rous sone of Wadham ::Insure their house 'gainst future flame; ::They knew their crime, the crime of Sodom, ::And judg'd their punishment the same. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Thistlethwayte」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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